Just like when Li Ke left, when he came back, people still began to gather in large numbers on both sides of the road. But this time, due to time constraints, only the nearby people rushed to both sides of the road.
And Li Ke couldn't really go all the way to Chihai City. With so many people coming, Li Ke could only stop at intervals when passing the village and chat with the people around him. .
Li Ke knew very well that their pursuit was not much, they just wanted to see him. Although this delayed Li Ke's progress, that was all he could do. He didn't know when he would come to Qinghai next time. So Li Ke simply slowed down his pace.
Instead, just investigate all the way.
Today's official roads are different from those of later generations. Today's official roads must pass through villages, and try to connect most of the villages. Today's Datang even cannot completely build the official roads that connect all villages, let alone Like later generations, some national roads and expressways were specially built.
Of course, the main line of the official road must go directly to Chihai City, or even Ruoqiang City further west, and then try to connect as many villages as possible in the process. At the same time, there are many branch roads on both sides of the main road, connecting these like a spider web. The villages are completely connected.
All the people were very conscious. After seeing Li Ke, they dispersed and would not continue to follow, because this would cause a large number of people to congest, which was obviously not good for His Highness's safety.
Baicaowan Village.
There is a river flowing nearby, and the area inside the village was once covered with all kinds of wild grasses and Chinese medicines, so the place was named Baicao Bay.
By the time Li Ke passed by, more than a thousand people had gathered in this village, which originally had a population of only 120 households. Many people came from nearby villages that were not on the main road.
When Li Ke entered the village, a large number of people had already gathered at the entrance of the village.
"Hello, Your Highness!"
"Hello, Your Highness!" Before Li Ke entered the village on horseback, the bold shouts of the people rang out from the entrance of the village.
Unlike the people in other places, the people in Qinghai are more familiar with Li Ke. After all, His Highness has been here for almost a year. They already know His Highness very well, so they are naturally much bolder.
"Hello everyone! I feel relieved to see that you are doing well now." Li Ke said with a loud smile.
Everyone also laughed sheepishly, "Your Highness, let's take a walk around the village." The village chief at the entrance of the village stood at the front and said with anticipation.
"Let's go in and see how you are doing." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Yes! Your Highness, please!" The village chief became excited instantly, and all the people in Baicao Bay became excited, but no one came over.
"Oh, by the way, let me introduce someone to you." Li Ke said with a smile, and after speaking, he waved directly to the carriage behind.
On the carriage, Li Yan, who saw this scene, also smiled and jumped out of the carriage and walked in this direction.
After Li Yan came over, Li Ke smiled and stretched out his hand to hold Li Yan's hand and said: "Come, let me introduce you to her. This is my wife and your Princess Qin. I believe many of you should know her. She is Miss Li Yan who also managed Qinghai for a year after I left."
"I've met the princess. Hello, princess." Everyone saluted and said anything.
"Don't be polite, everyone, we are not outsiders anymore, right?" Li Yan said with a smile.
When Li Yan came over, Li Kecai walked toward the village and asked, "In what year was this village fully constructed?"
"Returning to Your Highness, the construction of Baicaowan Village was completed two years ago. There are currently a total of 120 households. Each household is allocated 100 acres of land and 50 acres of Yongye land." The village chief is not very old. It seems that He must be in his thirties at most.
"Are the villagers here migrating from within the Tang Dynasty, or are they herdsmen here themselves?" Li Ke continued to ask.
"Returning to Your Highness, there are eighty-seven households in Baicaowan Village that are herdsmen who migrated from outside, mainly the families of the soldiers stationed in Qinghai, while the rest are locals who are willing to give up their nomadic life and switch to And the herdsmen who farm the land." The village chief replied immediately.
"By the way, look, I haven't asked you what your name is yet." Li Ke said with a smile.
"My name is Zhao Lin, Shuangmulin." The village chief said excitedly.
"Well done. It can be seen from the fact that you know all the data in the village. You have made real efforts in this area. Did you also migrate from outside?"
"Your Majesty, yes, I also moved here from outside."
"Well, these houses are well built and quite neat. Are they all made of rammed adobe?" Li Ke asked, looking at these neatly built houses.
"Yes, we specially asked people to plan during the construction. The main purpose was to select some places that were not suitable for farming to build villages, and then the villagers' houses were planned from the beginning, so that the land could be saved to the greatest extent. In addition, It means being able to provide support as quickly as possible when encountering danger.”
"There are still a lot of wolves, bears and other wild animals in Qinghai. When the house was being built, because there was no shortage of stones nearby, the foundations were made with stones, which were as high as the waist wall, and then they were rammed adobe mixed with straw. The walls made of adobe can be lived in for decades without any problem.”
Zhao Lin obviously knew these things very well and spoke quickly.
Li Ke nodded. Although it was an adobe house, there was nothing wrong with it. After the foundation was laid, there would be no problem at all for living there for decades.
Naturally, Li Ke would not ask them to bake bricks or the like. There was no need. More than a thousand years later, there were still many houses in the countryside before Li Ke crossed over that were made of adobe.
When the people themselves gain strength, they will naturally find ways to build and update better and larger houses.
Now, these houses are good enough.
The outsides of these houses are now neatly painted with rammed earth mixed with wheat straw.
Entering the village, Li Ke noticed that the roads in the village were very smooth.
"Well done. If you can find some river sand and gravel nearby, these roads can be pulled back and paved on these roads. In this way, they will not become muddy even on rainy days." Li Ke said with a smile. .
"Now the Tang Dynasty has just begun to develop, and the country's strength is still a bit weak, so we can't help you with things like these village roads for the time being. You have to work harder, and we will live a more prosperous life. , does everyone know?" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Yes. Your Highness. We all know it." The surrounding villagers of Baicao Bay said loudly.
